Solving one of the oldest algebra problems isn't a bad claim to fame, and it's a claim Norman Wildberger can now make: The ...

For centuries, one of algebra’s oldest puzzles has remained unsolved—how to find exact answers for higher-degree polynomials, ...

Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.

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This week, archaeologists identified depictions of the Milky Way galaxy in ancient Egyptian imagery. A mathematician found a ...

Let's connect the dots and recognize that the science of reading and the science of math are examples of the universal science of learning.

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Ariba Mobin never loved math but was always there to help her son with his school work. When the problems got too hard, she ...

Math fluency requires more than just memorizing facts and procedures, but also knowing how and when to use them.

The Babylonians developed a method for solving degree-two polynomials around 1800 BC, which later evolved into today’s ...